AuthorTopic: How I Won The War & Magic Christian (Read 3832 times)

mattb_uk

Does anyone know if its possiable 2 buy How I Won The War & The Magic Christian on DVD??? as i wud specially love 2 see How I Won The War as i saw i clip of it on The Beatles Anthlogy and its looks wkd

[quote by=mattb_uk link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1079692306,s=0 date=1079692306]Does anyone know if its possiable 2 buy How I Won The War & The Magic Christian on DVD??? as i wud specially love 2 see How I Won The War as i saw i clip of it on The Beatles Anthlogy and its looks wkd[/quote]

I've seen both of these movies and they are both incredibly confusing but nevertheless interesting! I don't think either is available on DVD.

Wayne L.

I saw How I Won The War for the first time a few years ago which I thought was alright but not too great while John getting killed in a scene is kind of freaky. I saw The Magic Christian with Ringo & the late, great Peter Sellers for the first & only time on late night television back in 80 which I thought it was great since it's one of his finest roles an actor.

John Lennon stars in his only non-Beatles theatrical performance in HOW I WON THE WAR available March 20th through MGM's Limited Edition Collection. This DVD release debuts on the anniversary of John and Yoko Ono's highly publicized "Bed-In" protesting the Vietnam War, and John and Yoko's actual wedding. Under the supervision of director Richard Lester the DVD has been fully remastered.

Originally released in 1967, the film stars Michael Crawford as inept British WWII commander Lieutenant Earnest Boodbody, with Musketeer Gripweed (John Lennon), Musketeer Juniper (Jack MacGowran), Musketeer Clapper (Roy Kinnear) and Sergeant Transom (Lee Montague) under his command. The film features a hilariously surreal collage of battle footage and one-liners lampooning the absurdity of war.

"We are excited to bring How I Won the War to DVD for the fans of John Lennon. We were fortunate enough to have Yoko Ono write an introductory letter for the book giving insight to John's experience on the film," said Matt Lasorsa, SVP MGM DVD Marketing. "The special introductory letter, combined with photos of John from the film, makes this commemorative Booklet a must have for John Lennon fans."

For a limited time only the special edition commemorative Booklet will be included with each purchase featuring behind the scenes stills from the film. The Booklet will be printed using HP MagCloud, a new self-publishing web service invented by HP Labs.

"HP MagCloud is changing the way ideas, stories and images find their way into peoples' hands and we are excited to see MGM/Fox use this print on demand format to provide John Lennon fans an exclusive glimpse into the filmmaking process," said Andrew Bolwell, director, New Business Initiatives, HP. "Thanks to MagCloud, fans can enjoy high-quality images from the film in a tangible print format."

HOW I WON THE WAR Special Edition will be available on DVD starting March 1 for pre-orders and March 20 at many of your favorite internet retailers.

John Lennon stars in his only non-Beatles theatrical performance in HOW I WON THE WAR available March 20th through MGM's Limited Edition Collection. This DVD release debuts on the anniversary of John and Yoko Ono's highly publicized "Bed-In" protesting the Vietnam War, and John and Yoko's actual wedding. Under the supervision of director Richard Lester the DVD has been fully remastered.

Originally released in 1967, the film stars Michael Crawford as inept British WWII commander Lieutenant Earnest Boodbody, with Musketeer Gripweed (John Lennon), Musketeer Juniper (Jack MacGowran), Musketeer Clapper (Roy Kinnear) and Sergeant Transom (Lee Montague) under his command. The film features a hilariously surreal collage of battle footage and one-liners lampooning the absurdity of war.

"We are excited to bring How I Won the War to DVD for the fans of John Lennon. We were fortunate enough to have Yoko Ono write an introductory letter for the book giving insight to John's experience on the film," said Matt Lasorsa, SVP MGM DVD Marketing. "The special introductory letter, combined with photos of John from the film, makes this commemorative Booklet a must have for John Lennon fans."

For a limited time only the special edition commemorative Booklet will be included with each purchase featuring behind the scenes stills from the film. The Booklet will be printed using HP MagCloud, a new self-publishing web service invented by HP Labs.

"HP MagCloud is changing the way ideas, stories and images find their way into peoples' hands and we are excited to see MGM/Fox use this print on demand format to provide John Lennon fans an exclusive glimpse into the filmmaking process," said Andrew Bolwell, director, New Business Initiatives, HP. "Thanks to MagCloud, fans can enjoy high-quality images from the film in a tangible print format."

HOW I WON THE WAR Special Edition will be available on DVD starting March 1 for pre-orders and March 20 at many of your favorite internet retailers.

I just did a search for HIWTW on Amazon UK and it lists the DVD as having been released in 2008. It is for sale for under a fiver with free postage.

I have both of these films on LaserDisc. It has been a long time since I have seen them. When I got them (early '90s) and watched them I was disappointed. It is fun to see John and Ringo in roles without Paul and George, but I did not find either film easy to watch.

I prefer watching Ringo in his 1978 TV Special "Ognirr Rratts", and John didn't really do anymore acting, unless you count the 1971 "Imagine" (not the 1988 film).

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And now you've changed your mind, I see no reason to change mine --Lennon/McCartney